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From: buckwheat@richp1.uucp (Joe Panfil)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
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Date: 1 Feb 89 15:05:53 GMT
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I don't know if you really want to know what BNC stands for, or if this is 
supposed to be a continuing joke.

But, I do know that BNC stands for "Bayonet Nut Connector".

Just like TNC stands for "Threaded Nut Connector".